Clarkson and Geelong's Chris Scott are at the Super Bowl in Minneapolis for a meeting of elite coaches from various sports.

The four-time Hawthorn premiership coach says colleagues such as James Hird, Michael Voss and Brett Ratten should have the chance for another senior position.

Clarkson pointed to Belichik, who was sacked from his first head coach job at the Cleveland Browns before his current tenure at the New England Patriots.

Clarkson says AFL coaches like Ratten and Voss should be given second chances

New England lost Monday's Super Bowl to the Philadelphia Eagles 38-33 but Belichik, like Clarkson in the AFL, is the most successful NFL coach of his generation.

"By all intents and purposes, he probably failed in his first mission as a coach but over in America, it's nearly a badge of honour if you have an opportunity like that and it doesn't go so well," Clarkson told SEN radio.